how to turn a bike

[fasttest]

so i did a quick search and couldn't find anything
is this recommended/doable on a kat

http://youtu.be/8v-Gaz6o2po

[cintidude04]

If you notice at 0:26 right when it goes into reverse he starts to lay it down. I really recommend not trying this with your kat. Might be possible, but it more probable the kickstand will give way or you will drop it just like the guy in the video did which they happened to edit out. Why would you need to do this??

[fasttest]

to fix it facing forward on the garage

[cintidude04]

Back it in like I do? Could always get one of those rolling platforms from harbor freight, ride the bike in on it then turn it around.

[fasttest]

wish i could but its to steep

[cintidude04]

Could always get one of those rolling platforms from harbor freight, ride the bike in on it then turn it around.

This way it can also be easily moved around the garage as well. probably make one pretty cheaply too.

[crazyjls]

i do it all the time with my kat no problem it does take a couple tries to get the feel for it but i never dropped my bike doin it

[scottynoface]

The Katana kickstand is embarassingly weak as it is, you want to test that?

[teddy]

DO NOT DO THIS WITH YOUR KAT. I did repeatedly, and my kickstand is so loose I had to disable the safety switch and will eventually need to repair the cradle where it bolts in.

[curseboy]

i've seen a couple of kickstands snap...my R6 stand is literally pencil thin...the Kat is just too heavy..i don't think this should be done on every bike

[Jeff_92_600]

I do it once or twice a month, but I don't left the bike to high. I live in a basement and the guys up stairs have 3 cars parked tight so I have to drive in and drive out so I don't buy a new paint job for one of them.

[loudnlow7484]

Would probably be easier and less harmful to do that on the center stand instead. If you have the room and still have a grab bar, though, then you can slide the back tire AND the kickstand along a smooth floor to turn it around.

[chrisx2]

Would probably be easier and less harmful to do that on the center stand instead. If you have the room and still have a grab bar, though, then you can slide the back tire AND the kickstand along a smooth floor to turn it around.

+1

I'm not a big guy (5'7") and I do it occasionally on the center stand...left hand on the end of the left grip and right hand on the grab bar...just push down and swing her around. I previously had one of those steep down ramp driveways into a narrow garage, and had to pull a 180° with my old CB750S. A low friction suface would help a lot.

[joedan]

did this all the time with dirtbikes, wouldn't try on the kat though.

[cintidude04]

None of the dirtbikes I ever owned had a kickstand lol. If it is ever necessary for me to make a stationary turn, I do what LnL said, lift the back end an swing it round.